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    Near Enemy: A Spademan Novel
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    Near Enemy: A Spademan Novel

    Written by Adam Sternbergh

    Narrated by Arthur Morey

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    The Taut, Unflinching New Thriller from Adam Sternbergh, Author of the Critically-Acclaimed Shovel Ready

    New York is toxic-decimated by a dirty bomb years ago.  The limnosphere is a virtual safe haven-if you're rich enough to buy in.  Spademan is a hit man-box-cutter at the ready.

    His latest job is to snuff out Lesser, a lowlife lurking around other people's fantasies.  As Spademan is about to close the deal, Lesser comes back from the limn with a wild claim: terrorists are planning to attack New York. Again. This time from the inside out.

    The warning sends Spademan down a dark path full of unsavory characters and startling revelations.  A shadowy political fixer tells him of a long-running power struggle that goes all the way to City Hall.  A brilliant Egyptian radical brings Spademan to the mysterious far-reaches of the limn.  And a beautiful nurse holds the secret to what, and who, is behind these attacks-and she seems to want to help Spademan stop them.  But he works best alone.  Or so he thinks.

    Spademan has always had his share of enemies, but now they're coming at him from all sides and it's impossible to know whom to trust.  To stay sharp, his only option might be the one thing he swore he'd never do again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 13, 2015
    ISBN9780553398717
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    Near Enemy: A Spademan Novel
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    Adam Sternbergh

    Adam Sternbergh is New York magazine’s culture editor, as well as the author of the Edgar Award–nominated novels Shovel Ready and Near Enemy. He lives in Brooklyn.

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    • 5/5
      Near enemy, a concept I hadn't heard of before reading this book, is the second in a series. I will be reading the first book in the series just as soon as I find it. But not having read book one didn't make book two difficult to follow. The characters were introduced as if this was the first book, with just enough information to let you know that they had history with each other. Near enemy is the idea, that while you have enemies you know about, some people around you are people you should not trust, because they hid evil intentions behind familiar faces. We have all the current problems: terrorism, extremists, bomb plots, mass murder. Into this destruction of New York City is added a new form of virtual computer environment where people can hide for hours, days, or weeks as long as they can afford the support system. Then rumors start, that you can be killed in this virtual space and that death will be real in the real world, making the hiding place no longer a safe hiding place. How our hero fits into this world and what he has to do to keep it safe is the meat of the story. I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
    • 4/5
      "Near Enemy" is the second book in this cyberpunk series and Spademan and his colorful cohorts are all back in action. As before, there is a high body count. This book picks up about one year after the end of "Shovel Ready". I enjoyed both books, but I think you should probably read them in order to fully appreciate them. The books take place in a near future New York City that has been disrupted by several terrorist attacks. A lot of the action takes place in cyberspace. As a New Yorker, I felt that the descriptions of various locales, such as Times Square, The Cloisters and South Street Seaport, were totally accurate. Spademan is a former garbage man, now an assassin, who spends more time trying to save people than he does trying to kill them. I like the author's writing style with choppy sentences, a fast pace and a dark sense if humor, but that might not work for everyone. I thought that "Shovel Ready" worked a little better as a standalone book. While the plot of this book does come to a satisfactory (if not necessarily happy) conclusion, the end of "Near Enemy" is a cliffhanger that sets up the next book in the series. I'm looking forward to book three. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
    • 4/5
      Spademan is back for another adventure with his bleak outlook and black humor.I love the character of Spademan, really enjoy his voice, and this time his clipped sentences and viewpoint seems to lengthen that little bit -- maybe it's the kid and her kid that he rescued from the last book that have mellowed him a little bit.But while he's more mellow it doesn't mean that he's any less cynical. When he arrives home to find a sort of competitor (since he, himself, is a hitman, a garbageman, as he coins it) nailed to his door "like a cheerful Christmas wreath" he takes it all in stride, his house crowded, not with carnage, but an almost domestic scene.The book goes quick and you get the feeling that Adam Sternbergh had a great time writing it (I got a kick out of his use of Check-Off's rental van towards the end, could imagine himself chuckling as he wrote that scene), which makes it a super enjoyable read.
    • 4/5
      When I read a debut novel and really like it, I'm both eager and hesitant for the next. Will the elements I liked in the initial book carry through? With Near Enemy, I owe Adam Sternberg a huge thank you (and maybe a drink if he ever comes to town.) Spademan is back, and the novel is good. Again there's crisp, fragments of dialog (which I understand drove some readers nuts, but I enjoyed), characters who have depth, darkness, and light. The New York City and surrounds of a post-dirty-bomb-in-Times-Square world is fascinating, horrifying. The plot-line has satisfying twists and layers. In a world that no longer has many of my favorite mystery/suspense writers, and where, as a science-fiction fan who is tired of aliens and off-world stories, Spademan has slid right into the opening on my bookshelf. I look forward to more in the series. Thank you to Blogging for Books and the publisher for sending me this copy.PS Shovel Ready was the first novel.Tags: alternate-history, an-author-i-read, blogging-for-books, i-liked-it, read, suspense-thriller
    • 5/5
      Bravo Adam Sternbergh! A great read from start to finish. This is my first time reading Sternbergh and I came in on the 2nd book. No worries though, he brings you right into the story and gives you enough background that you don’t have to read the first story to enjoy the second. Interestingly, he gives you enough to enjoy it but you are so intrigued by the end of the 2nd book that you want to go back and read the 1st book which is exactly what I intend to do.
      In this suspense, action, thriller, I found myself rooting for Spademan, a hired assassin! Then I realize that I am Spademan. Sternbergh’s righting style and reading through Spademan’s eyes draws you right in. You feel like you know Spademan and understand his actions. I found myself wanting to put together the puzzle as desperately as Spademan did. Sternbergh’s development of the other characters in Spademan’s life make you feel like the fly on Spademan’s shoulder looking in, caring as he cares. When Spademan is surprised, you are surprised, when he runs, you want to run through the pages. I am thoroughly impressed.
      I almost gave this book 4 stars when I realized my only criticism was that I felt that he gave too much detail, almost painstakingly so at times about various areas in New York and their history. I didn’t want to hold this against Sternbergh as I realize he probably has a deep love for the city as does Spademan and wants the reader to experience the same. It was often very Toni Morrisonesque in detail in regards to New York. However, it does not detract from the story and for those who love New York, I am sure it enhances their experience.
      Great Job, Mr. Sternbergh, you have a new fan. I can’t wait until the next book!
      I received this book from blogging for books in return for my honest review.